Cow-tail holder.



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APPLICATION FILED SBPT, 12.A 1912.

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COW-:TAIL HOLDER.

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To all whom t maycon'ccrn:

Be it known that l, GnAYfroNfiW; STEGNER, a citizen of the United States, residingu at Nerstrand, in .f thecounty, of Rice and.l State of Minnesota, have invented certain new-land:`

Y provide a device of the above stated characare brought into clamping position.

ter which can be readily attached and clamped to the shredded portion of the tail and which may be readily and eectively connected to the leg of the animal.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a cow tail holder which will be ofsimple and inexpensive construction, of durable and substantial design and one which can be readily and effectively attached and detached.

With these and other objects in view, as will appear as the description proceeds, the invention comprises the various novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be more Vfully described hereinafter and set forth in the appended claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure l is a view showing my improved cow tail holder in applied position; and Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view through theV device.

Similar characters of reference are used to denote like parts throughout the accompanying drawings and the annexed specification.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the reference numeral 1 indicates a pair of substantially triangular clamping plates which are of curved formationat one end thereof, as shown at 2. rlhis end 2 and the upper and lower longitudinal sides of each of the plates are provided with inwardly extending toothed flanges 3 which latter are adapted to interlock over the shredded portion of the tail when the pltes I he opposite longitudinal ends of these plates are apertured and have arranged between Specification of lLettersPatent. Application 'filed September 12,1912. i, SeralNoa72G;033' i ratentedneaiareis.

themithe terminal ends fof a securing strap 1 o, l bolt: `6 being passed: through the platesand the terminal ends of the strap and pro- ,vided with a nut l, 7,.,wliereby said par tsniay he fl connected together.

..Eachof the clamping plates l are provided with alining apertures at points adjacent their pivotal connection through which a clamping bolt 8 is passed and is provided at one end thereof with a wing nut 9, through the medium of which the plates l may be either clamped or unclamped from the animals tail in a ready and easy manner.

When itis desired to use the cow-tail holder, the clamping plates l are opened by unscrewing the wing nut 9 upon the bolt8 and the shredded portion of the cows tail inserted between the toothed ends of the plates, after which the plates may be brought into Vclamping engagement over the-tail by screwing the nut 9 up upon the bolt 8. The clamp having been secured in position upon the animals tail, the securing strap 5 is buckled around t-he animals leg through the medium of a suitable buckle l0 secured to the terminal end of one of the strap sec tions. The clamp having been arranged in position, it will be apparent that the animal will be preventedV from switching its tail and thus eliminating a considerable source of annoyance to the millier or persons that happen to be near the cow.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the Vadvantages of construction and the method of operation will be apparent to those skilled in the art to which the invention relates, and while I have described the principle of the operation of the invention, together with the device which I now consider to be the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have it understood that the device shown is merely illustrative and that such changes may be made when desired, as are within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new is p l. A cow tail holder comprising oppositely and outwardly curved plates, means for connesting the inner ends of the plates, an adjustable strap having its opposite ends secured upon the plate connecting means, said plates having teeth formed upon their inner faces at their ends and along their longitudinal edges to receive the threaded portion of a eows tail, and clamping means extending through the plates between their central portions and their inner ends for drawing said plates toward one another.

2. A cow tail holder comprising a pair of plates flared toward their outer ends, said plates having co-acting teeth formed upon their inner faces at their ared ends, a limb encircling strap having its opposite ends secured between the inner ends of said plates, the iared ends of the plates being normally l spaced apart, and means extending through the plates forwardly of the ends of the strap for drawing together the flared ends of Said plates. y

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

CLAYTON W. STEGNER.

Witnesses:

G. H. HILDEBRAND, F. R. KAUFFMAN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

